General Bone Markings
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- What is a Condyle?
- A rounded projection involved in the formation of a joint.
- What is a Crest?
- A narrow ridge usually site of muscle and ligament attachment
- What is epicondyle?
- A raised area on or above a condyle.
- What is a Foramen?
- A foramen is hole in the bone
- What is a Fossa?
- A Fossa is a shallow or hollow depression in a bone.
- What is a Groove?
- A Groove islong shallow depression on a bone.
- What is a Head?
- An expanded end beyond a constricted portion or a bony expansion carried on a narrow neck.
- What is Malleolus?
- Like a small hammer shape (mallet)
- What is meatus?
- Meatus is a tube-shaped opening in a bone.
- What is a neck?
- A neck is a constricted area beneath a head.
- What is a Notch?
- A notch is a deep indentation, like a notch in wood.
- What is a Process?
- A Process is an enlargement or protrusion of a bone
- What is a Ramus?
- A Ramus is a branch of a forked structure
- What is Sinus?
- A Sinus is an air cavity in a bone
- What is a Spine?
- A Spine is a sharp or slender projection
- What is a Styloid?
- A Styloid is like a point or a stylus.
- What is a Sulcus?
- A Sulcus is a narrow slitlike opening similiar to groove or fissure
- What is Trochanter?
- Trochanter is a very large process on the femur (enlargement or protrusion a bone)
- What is a Tubercle?
- A Tubercle is a small rounded projection.
- What is Tuberosity?
- Tuberosity is a large, roughened projection
- Define Acro?
- Acro is at the extreme region.
- Define concha?
- Shell like, as in a nasal concha
- Define coracoid?
- Coracoid- beak like
- Define Cornu?
- Horn like, as in cornucopia
- Define Ethmos
- Ethmos, sieve as in the ethmoid bone.
- Define fontan?
- Little fountain, as frontal fontanel of skull
- Define inter?
- Between, as in intercondoylar and intertubercular
- Define Lacerum?
- Lacerated, as in foramen lacerum
- Define Meta?
- Middle as in Metatarsal
- Define Olecrananon?
- Elbow (greek)
- Sella turcica-?
- Turkish saddle
- Define sheno?
- Wedge, as in shenoid bone.
- Define Suture?
- Immovable fibrous articulation(joint), interlocking joints as in the skull.